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Molinara's

3.5 (77 reviews)
InexpensiveItalian, Pizza
Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
Updated 2 months ago

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Good for kids

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David S.

Decent first visit. Reasonable prices. All the subs seemed to have been made well. Everything was fresh and a good size. Crispy fries, if maybe a little heavy on the seasoned salt (which my fiancé is fine with), and your basic mozzarella sticks. They must have run short on them, because we got 5 in our order of 6, and the 6th was replaced with a pizza log. I was totally fine with that, but someone who doesn't eat pork may not have been. I would say just to mention to the customer that a substitution like that was made, bur no problem for me. We'll be back to try more than subs.

Large semi sweet half cheese and half mushrooms and olives!
Mike M.

Ever since I bought my house and moved into the Tonawanda Amherst area Molinara's has been my number one favorite pizza place for a NYS style pie. Pizza is my favorite food and this traditional family run business does it right! My wife and I love the cheese and pepperoni with the semi sweet sauce- not too sweet but has that perfect zing in the sauce! This time we ordered a large semi sweet half cheese and half mushrooms and olives on our Lenten Friday dinner! The service was great- ordering it for a specific time and it was piping hot out of the oven right on time on my way back home from the gym! The pizza was excellent!! We love this little place and would highly reccomend them for your next pizza pie! Great job Molinaras!!

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Morgan F.

My husband and I have ordered pizza from Molinara's numerous times. We absolutely love their sweet sauce! If you would rather have traditional sauce, they also offer that too. The cheese and toppings they put on their pizzas are usually plentiful. They also put garlic on the crust, which really makes it taste even better. The employees have always been kind and helpful. One time we got a pizza that appeared to be burnt on the bottom. They were nice and easy to work with and promptly fixed the problem by making us a fresh pizza. I have always been pleased with the pizza and service and will continue being a customer.

Darlene B.

Drove by this location several times, stopped the other night as my hunger pains need fuel. Staff at the counter, were extremely friendly and I must admit I was shocked too find three to four varieties of single slice pizza after 8pm. My selection was NY style thin crust speciality with spinach and mushroom...the toppings were savored by each bit. Quick convient stop, average price $3 slice, would return in future to check out other items.

Large half cheese/ half mushroom and olive pizza
Amanda C.

My husband and I decided to order a pizza this past Friday night! We decided to order from one of our local favs! Molinara's! We order from here every once in a while because we can spice it up with our semi sweet sauce instead of your average traditional pizza sauce! The hint of sweetness this sauce can provide elevates your taste buds and definitely a must try for anyone who likes a hint of sweetness! The pizza was amazing and had such a great ratio of cheese to toppings! They really piled on the olives and mushrooms on that half of our pizza! Plus they don't over exceed in the cheese department but put the most perfect and extremely melty amount! The service is always super quick and always ready within 30 minutes after ordering! The pizza comes out nearly perfect every time! The little place itself does have a little dining room, but we always opt to order takeout it's just a skip around the corner! We definitely will be ordering from this little favorite place of ours again!

Just like Limp Bizkit once said: keep molin molin molin
Fox E.

I think we need a man on the inside of this pizza shop. We're going to have to put a Mole-in Molinara's. This used to be one of my favorite pizza places in Western New York. One of the true bastions of new york-style slices. I went back recently a couple of times and noticed that either the standard slipped or my standards went up. The slices were okay but we're more than a little dry, with very little tomato. Sausage is usually the way to go here but I actually like some of the buffalo style pizza in the region better than these slices. It's still just about five stars but needs more tomato sauce or something. This is a shame because for a long time these were in my top 5 - and definitely top 10 - slices in the area. Now they're still top 50 (and that is a compliment because there are so many good ones), but I wouldn't rush back here as much as I used to. And I didn't appreciate getting charged for 2 slices when I specifically asked for one (and he even said "just one slice?" before ringing me up). Yes, I did actually get the 2 slices, but they were nearly closing and probably weren't going to be sold anyway. Shrug. I remember customer service was nicer to me the first few times I came in here, too, a few years ago. I also didn't appreciate being charged for pizza sauce. Yes ok, it's fine, but in the context of also being charged for 2 slices... it was overkill. Lol. Still, the standard of the food is too good for it not to get 5 stars. And one iffy experience doesn't change all the good ones from the past. And as for the name of the place, as I said before: I knew a girl that was way kinkier than Richard Gere. Yes he may have notoriously famously supposedly creepily grossly put a Gerbil up his oh-is-that-the-time, but the girl in question? She put a Mole... yes a Mole... (shakes head)... I can't even bring myself to say it. (Clears throat). She put a Molinaras. And thus, this place got its name.

Dana M.

Back and much better! Their sweet sauce is not overly so, though I do still like the traditional better. Pizza was back to being perfect. Thin crust, perfect chewy to crispy ratio. Awesome.

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placed an order and waited an hour and a half for them to cancel our order. Very unprofessional and will no longer be doing business here.

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Great waitress, great food. Reasonable lunch specials. They have homemade deserts. Served a large group of people.

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I had one of the worst subs in memory. The guy behind the counter could hardly be bothered!

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